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- From: colombo@bronco.fnal.gov
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- Subject: Re: Headlights and driving lights
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.115528.1@bronco.fnal.gov>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:55:28 GMT
- References: <bob1.727369350@cos> <i3qmXB10w165w@major.panix.com> <bob1.727557964@cos> <C1DLqA.JDD@xrtll.uucp> <115@midab.se>
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- In article <115@midab.se>, kjell@midab.se (Kjell Kristiansson) writes:
- > silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) writes:
- >
- > Here in Sweden, Europe, your not allowd to have foglight etc lighted
- > together with your driving lights. If you switch your foglights on
- > your headlight have to go out automaticly. Why? If you have both on
- > at the same time it gives too much light and blinds oncoming drivers
- > for too long.
- >
-
- Yet another example were Europe has a better idea. In the USA, you'll get
- a ticket if you try driving around with fog lights on and headlights off.
- Not much point in having/using fog lights when the headlights are on,
- because it's the headlights that prevent you from seeing in the fog.
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